Cantillon 50 Degrees North-4 Degrees East - Brasserie Cantillon

DaPeculierDane

Wisconsin

4.38/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

2007 cork date consumed in early 2009. Pours a bright golden-copper with orange leaning hues and a thin white head that bubbles and then dies away. Aroma is of dried hay and pears, currants, apples, and lemons that have all been sitting in a big old pot of funk. Mustiness and horse blanket. Taste is more oaky than most Cantillon but still nothing comparable to many over oaked American attempts at this and similar styles. Tannic acid melds with the general fruitiness of the beer to create a chardonnay like vinous quality. Green apple and pears play a roll and at times there are touches of the tropics in here. Grape fruit finishes things off. The mouthfeel is quite sour but not over the top. Instead of a straight pow to the palate, this beer leaves a lasting but mellower sourness on the tongue. Aggressive carbonation keeps things fairly light.

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2009 22:11:31 | More by DaPeculierDane

oldp0rt

Quebec (Canada)

4.75/5  rDev +9.2%

05-22-2013 02:27:58 | More by oldp0rt

gueuzedreg

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +3.4%

05-18-2013 17:09:42 | More by gueuzedreg

BarrytheBear

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +3.4%

05-18-2013 05:10:44 | More by BarrytheBear

Anonymous1

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +9.2%

05-13-2013 18:53:47 | More by Anonymous1

BKArmstrong

District of Columbia

4.75/5  rDev +9.2%

05-13-2013 00:22:14 | More by BKArmstrong

UCLABrewN84

California

4.14/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Thanks to mrbubbler for sharing this one at GRG1313’s tasting.

Pours a murky light orange with a foamy white head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace slowly drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Smell is sour, tart, and funky with fruit and acidic aromas. Taste is much the same with fruit and wood flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a very good beer with some nice aromas and flavors.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 01:11:57 | More by UCLABrewN84

DaSolomon

New York

4/5  rDev -8%

04-25-2013 23:16:01 | More by DaSolomon

joel66

New York

3.91/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

drank side by side with pikku, 4/25/2013, thanks dan

A- golden amber with a thin layer of white head

N- Barnyard funk, grass, sour grape, booze

T- Strong barrel flavor, wood, grapes, earth,lemon peel, sweetness from cognac, warming yet smooth on the back. malt comes across my palate when i swished it around.

M- smooth on the palate with a dry finish

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 18:57:39 | More by joel66

SStein

North Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +9.2%

04-25-2013 12:53:17 | More by SStein

WillCarrera

Illinois

4.93/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

750 ml bottle, brewed on 5 March 2005, bottled on 30 March 2007. Served at Tørst in a wine glass.

A- Pours a only slightly hazy but nearly clear deep golden color, with a thin white head that recedes to a collar. It has a bit of clearing towards the edges.

S- This blew me away. The aroma is an incredible blend of lactic tartness, with some acetic character too, earthy, damp, musty funk, and (the part that makes this perfect and totally unique), a really nice sweet, slightly boozy cognac aroma, which lends some vanilla and oak.

T- Again, my mind is blown. It's intensely sour, with a huge lactic character and a bit of acetic, there's also a big funky character, which is damp, earthy, and musty. The cognac is more subtle here than in the aroma, which is exactly how it needed to be. The cognac flavor shows up towards the finish, where it lends a sweet vanilla flavor, some oak, and a soft, smooth liquor warmth. Somehow these flavors are smoothly blended and work perfectly together.

M- Light to medium-bodied, has moderate to low carbonation and has a very dry, tannic finish.

O- Truly delicious. This is definitely the most unique, and also one of the tastiest, lambics I've had. The cognac barrel character is really delicious and complements the tart, funky lambic flavors in a way I didn't expect. A stunning beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-12-2013 17:24:15 | More by WillCarrera

GRG1313

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.4%

03-11-2013 03:17:22 | More by GRG1313

oglmcdgl

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +3.4%

02-06-2013 23:20:08 | More by oglmcdgl

Miamilice

Vermont

5/5  rDev +14.9%

01-20-2013 12:39:44 | More by Miamilice

jbuddle

New York

4.5/5  rDev +3.4%

01-16-2013 21:31:57 | More by jbuddle

ChrisPro

Illinois

4/5  rDev -8%

01-16-2013 00:15:55 | More by ChrisPro

GrumpyOldTroll

New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +9.2%

01-14-2013 02:50:10 | More by GrumpyOldTroll

spycow

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -2.3%

01-10-2013 03:24:53 | More by spycow

rmaste6282

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.4%

11-18-2012 16:09:56 | More by rmaste6282

thagr81us

South Carolina

4.33/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Review #1800!!! Big thanks goes out to beeruser for sharing this one during a fair sized Cantillon tasting! 2007 Vintage! Served from bottle into a Cantillon balloon. Poured fluorescent orange with a minimal white head. Maintained phenomenal lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, funk, fruit, wood, spice, tart, and sour. The flavor was of sweet malt, funk, BIG sour, acidic, sweet fruit, and tart. It had a light feel on the palate with medium carbonation. Overall this was a pretty good brew. I was really surprised when I heard that this one would be at our tasting that evening. A sour aged in cognac barrels is all it took for me to start drooling over this one before even opening it. After all the time this one has had to age I really wasn’t expecting much of the barrel flavors to be around, however it was still there with a nice sweet fruit aspect that you would get off a good cognac. Really impressive. When I say BIG sour, I really meant it. This one had a whole new level of sour when compared to the other Cantillon brews tasted that night as it almost knocked you off your feet. Really glad I got the chance to try this one and would love to do so again in the future if the opportunity presents itself. I suggest you do the same.

Serving type: bottle

10-18-2012 11:07:17 | More by thagr81us

tewaris

Minnesota

4.05/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Review # 500.

Thanks a lot!

Pours murky and still for a lambic --- murky probably because the pour was from the later end of the bottle. Still because... I am not sure. Regardless, the carbonation was just fine on the palate. Smells funky, very hay like. My buddy commented that this beer alone is enough to justify the 'barnyard' adjective, or something along those lines. The acidity is moderate in taste. There's lemon and then some nuttiness which is odd... I guess; but I liked that aspect. While different from other Gueuze and quite tasty, having had many 'loons in small quantities, I can safely say that as far as my tastes go, 3F is where it's at!

Serving type: bottle

10-17-2012 09:19:25 | More by tewaris

scottfrie

California

3.65/5  rDev -16.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Thanks Jeff. Snifter.

A: Pours a light straw golden, flat, no head, no lace.
S: Light funk and acid on the nose with a big barrel quality. Cognac and vinous white wine are light.
T: Sweet tasting with notes of oak, cognac, straw, and light acid. Very vinous, but overall the flavors aren’t very strong.
M: Twinge of acid, not tart or bitter, medium body, no carb. Smooth, drying but not crazy, and very drinkable. Wish it had a few bubbles though.
O: Not the greatest flavor profile and a little muted, but still a very delicious and drinkable beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-05-2012 00:06:14 | More by scottfrie

jethrodium

California

3.9/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

750 ml bottle generously shared by ipa247. Thanks Jeff. Pours a clear golden amber with no head. There are a couple of bubbles around the edge of the glass and no lacing. The aroma is funky with the cognac presence obvious and a bit of oak. There is also a light mushroom note. A bit of alcohol is there as well. It's not a lot, but more than any other lambic I've had. The initial taste has a light sweetness with a decent tartness. There is some funky oak, a bit of brandy, and some mushroom. The finish has some brandy and a bit of alcohol. Medium body. Low carbonation. Not bad, but certainly not my favorite Cantillon beer. It could have used a little more carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

08-30-2012 20:20:53 | More by jethrodium

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev -8%

08-29-2012 02:08:25 | More by t0rin0

SpdKilz

Illinois

4/5  rDev -8%

08-25-2012 02:26:51 | More by SpdKilz